Photo: Colette
Remember when James Dean vied for Audrey Hepburn’s attention in Rushmore? Or Muhammad Ali’s cameo in The Hangover? Us neither. But for illustrator Peter Stults, these are just a few of the fictional storylines that inspired his “What If…” poster series for Colette. The New York-based artist re-imagined what some already-classics from the past decade would have looked like had they been released 50 years earlier. Think James Dean (again) instead of Ryan Gosling as the getaway guy in Drive, William Shatner and Natalie Wood as the leads in Avatar, and Michael Caine as heroin addict Spud in Trainspotting (“directed” by Jean-Luc Godard, of course). The eight posters are all faded and time-worn, as if it’s really been half a century since The Big Lebowski first hit theaters. The series, which was unveiled online this week, coincides with an in-store exhibition featuring contemporary graphic designers and illustrators putting their own spin on iconic movie posters from the ‘70s. Klute, Annie Hall, and Jaws are among the revisionist pieces on view starting this week through June 2. If you can’t make it to Paris, you can bring them home—these modern day versions, along with Peter Stults’s fanciful posters, are available for purchase online. See a couple more after the cut.
Photos: Colette
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